Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Joplin, Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN)

Lat: 37.16°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 981ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1022.2 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 2 Aug 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Picher OK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Picher OK
 36.99°N 94.83°W
1:50 pm CDT Aug 2, 2025
3pm CDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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